Most people think of Alzheimer’s disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, the brain changes that characterize it begin much earlier – sometime around the third decade of life.
In the earliest of these changes, a tangled version of…
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Scientists discover “overflow valve” in cells linked to Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers have uncovered how a mysterious ion channel helps cells break down waste, opening new possibilities for treating Parkinson’s disease.
Just like sinks and bathtubs have overflow drains to prevent spills, human cells appear to have a…
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What you do in midlife could reveal how long you’ll live
By the time animals reach midlife, their everyday habits can offer clues about how long they are likely to live.
This conclusion comes from a new study supported by the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences…
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Scientists find immune cell linked to long COVID fatigue and symptoms
After infection with SARS-CoV-2, up to 10 percent of people in Germany go on to develop Long COVID. Symptoms can include persistent fatigue, difficulty concentrating, breathing problems, and neurological issues, and they may last for months or…
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Deepfake X-rays are so real even doctors can’t tell the difference
A new study published on March 24 in Radiology, the journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), shows that both radiologists and multimodal large language models (LLMs) have difficulty telling real X-rays apart from artificial…
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Long-Term Follow-Up Shows Benefits of HPV Vaccination
Certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) are closely linked to invasive cervical cancer. Vaccines that protect against these cancer-causing HPV types have been shown to greatly lower the risk of…
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ER Boarding Raises Risk Of Poorer Patient Outcomes, Study Finds
A new study finds that patients boarding in the ER get sicker the longer they wait—and nearly half of those deteriorations happen before they ever reach a hospital bed.
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Vivid dreams may be the secret to deeper, more restful sleep
Feeling like you had “a good night’s sleep” depends on more than just how long you slept. It also reflects how deeply and continuously you believe you slept. Scientists still do not fully understand what happens in the brain to create this sense…
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Space Is Becoming A New Frontier To Advance Human Health
Space technology and travel can offer new opportunities to further explore human health and longevity.
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Most mass spectrometers handle a few molecules. This new prototype handles billions
Mass spectrometry is a widely used technique that helps scientists determine what molecules are present in a sample and how much of each there is. However, most current instruments examine molecules one at a time or in very small groups. This…
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